Friday, January 27, 2012

Let there be Light!

The support for truck lighting and illumination has been reworked for Euro Truck Simulator 2. Crucial features are still accessible by hotkeys, but all the functionality has been brought together under one roof in a handy user interface dialogue.

Assuming you're the same person who's been asking for Multi GPU support over the last few posts, who's this "we" you're refering too? don't you mean you???

What is there to get sad about?, I'd suspect the majority of people playing these games don't have multi GPUs so why would SCS bother to implement it for the odd person who may happen to have a high spec gaming rig, I think you're flogging a dead horse to be honest mate. you may as well drop it..... come to think of it you're asking for this to be implemented 2 months before a games is due for release don't you think you've left it a bit late????

This is awesome SCS, I think this will answer a lot of questions from people. I love how now we can control the dashboard illumination just like in real life, and that there are parking lights too. I like that the auxiliary lights are a separate control too. Great work, I am so anxious to play this game!

Awesome, now I'm sure the staff of the blog will stop bothering you with this business of lights. Another good thing that you could put it on the blog, hit counter, type in this image: http://www.trendcounter.com/w/flag/ffffff_000000_ffffff/2/10/c1o7cn2n.png?v=1&l=pt&w=1024&h=768&r=&z=1897716698 That would be good. Alright, good job there for you SCS Software!

Whether you can do this trailer for transporting sand, gravel Link: http://www.google.bg/imgres?q=%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0+%D0%B7%D0%B0+%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8&um=1&hl=bg&rlz=1R2SKPT_enBG450&biw=1920&bih=829&tbm=isch&tbnid=lA7QJ_Rm9AFFTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.tbiauto.bg/BG/car/168&docid=3HjPSlofqGXgSM&imgurl=http://www.tbiauto.bg/uploads/catalogue/big/18/168.png&w=800&h=600&ei=ZuYiT_XHMNH3sgaHkoHFBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=501&vpy=504&dur=219&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=165&ty=116&sig=109822677620227319808&page=3&tbnh=119&tbnw=159&start=117&ndsp=66&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:117

I agree, people are crazy sometimes. They have to be so negative, and I think SCS is so great, fantastic. They are doing everything in their power and more and some fools are foolish enough to criticize it.

for me the best company of the simulator is scs soft.but you should do the glass truck open so the noise of the world become more intense that would be more realistic this simulator deserve it thanks. sorry bad english

Can this model of tank to put it in the game if you can Link:http://www.google.bg/imgres?q=%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B7%D0%B0+%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8&um=1&hl=bg&rlz=1R2SKPT_enBG450&biw=1920&bih=829&tbm=isch&tbnid=yG45BM9OomudTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ariko-trucks.com/Bitum%25202.htm&docid=immYJZN0iuYK3M&imgurl=http://www.ariko-trucks.com/images/2845.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=8uwiT8XyCI-Mswbv7PH4Bw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=172&sig=109822677620227319808&page=1&tbnh=110&tbnw=147&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:20,s:0&tx=93&ty=44

Looking awesome as usual. Hopefully this game will truly use the power it is given (like multi-core CPU support etc). Far too many games nowadays don't run very well even on high-end rigs. Many high caliber games that were released last year (2011) can't even fully make use of 2 cores and it saddens me.

But anyways, keep up the good work. I truly hope this game would pay back itself to you.

but still do not give a release date, my guess is This game will not come before 6 months, We do not know how it works even more trading system, such matters have not seen an explanation yet, Does anyone have an idea or information on this subject?I really got bored of waiting.

Everything looks nice, you should work on map now and the only one more thing you should put is real navigation map in the menu.Like you could get it from Google maps and just upgrade it.Or make similar to it :)

Keep up the good work! Noone else in the world makes even remotely comparable great truck games as the SCS team, and you can pass that around in the office (of course, you guys already know how much truck sim fans all over the globe love your work <3).

Now thats a really great detail you are posting. The game seems to get better and better for each time you post out new news on this blog.

I'm only missing some few details about the lights.

1: I would love the sidemarkers on both trailer and truck to be more visible in the mirrors. It helps alot when driving in the dark to see where the truck and trailer is on the road and when you are gonna enter a new highway. A cool feature would be to have lots of sidemarkers on both top and bottom of some trailers for show off.

2. I would love having white lights on the front of the trailer. Its more realistic and a nice detail. I would also love having a white light on both sides on the back of the trailer. It makes it more easy having control over the trailer when you deliver it at the terminal in the night.

would also be cool to have some lights facing backwards you can turn on when you deliver the trailer at the terminal. All trucks i have driven so far have that function.

Small details like this would make this game even more realistic and awsome to play.

this is absolute revolution in truck simulators in my opinion. The option you added to ETS2 and showing us in this post is exactly what we lacked! Thank you for this development you made me really glad.

SCS, put pedestrians on the sidewalk, and I know a pretty good idea of how to protect pedestrians to the kind of game is not censored. Like, when the truck (that's us) trying to hit people in the truck, the truck automatically back to the track, leave the truck or not to invade the pavement, just like that, the game becomes more realistic and at the same time person has at least an idea of ​​safer driving.

And if you can besides people walking, people could put skates, bicycle, but at least putting pedestrians think it is good enough.

Another thing, when we are in the garage to equip the truck, put the bottom of a garage you know, some stacked tires, tool boxes, truck equipped posters, some components of the truck in a corner, like, bumper, grille, wiring cables, support a whole to look like a real shop.

Keep your style and everything will be all right. That mod is really awesome . I love way what you keep when you introduce some new technical creations from real life. That game has to be simulator on the highest level like TRS for trains. I keep my fingers crossed for you. Good luck and best regards from Poland :).

yes scs i agree with this comment please Make Tractors on the single roads in some placesit will be more realistic please please please scs marocco is watching your news greetings from marroco )=)=)=)=)!!!!!!!!!

I totally agree, I think the biggest problems in the past have been Valusoft, putting far too much pressure on SCS to release games that haven't been fully finished. I for one would much rather wait another 6 months to get my hands on a good game rather than have a half finished game released now.

A small detail that I would like to see is that you could open and close windows (atleast the driver side one). In Trucks & Trailers you had the great option to look out from it, but it would be nicer to actually open the window first and the pop your head out of it. Also when driving you could open the window and you would hear the great sounds from the truck better.

I don't how hard something like this would be to make work and I understand if there is no time/money to do it. I just thought it would be a nice feature, we simulator fans just like to have lots of little working details. I myself play a lot of aircraft simulators and man those airplanes are full of little things the player can interact with (like in real life).

**Hi SCS.Good work with the lights,we all appreciate.BUt there is something else..I was always disappointed that the horn and beacon(in your games)is just for decoration.It would be good to see some reaction from AI vehicles,if we turn it on.What do u think?:)****

What about those with the tarpaulin sides and the end doors, such as trailers like http://www.kaessbohrer-goch.com/uploaded_files/K%C3%A4ssbohrer_Curtainsider-Tarpaulin%201.jpg (the one in the picture is actually steel sided, because it hasn't got any of those straps on the bottom (by that, I mean http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/schaltwerk/schaltwerk0707/schaltwerk070700009/1290461-semitrailer-with-a-tarpaulin.jpg those straps) which secure the tarpaulin to the trailer).

And what about those low-sided trailers (like this http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00gvoTDUtCVckG/Side-Wall-Semi-Trailer.jpg ), with a tarpaulin up until the steel roof?

What about trailers like http://www.netcap-lps.com/2011/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ODS_open_rear2.jpg ?

The amount of trailer types is just staggering. No pressure though SCS.

Hello SCS software greetings from Turkey...I've been playing your epicness truck games since first Hard Truck game released.Every one was great and have their special atmosphere.I wanted to say this game will rock us as players you guys doing great effort on this game and i hope players will give you guys what you deserve...As last thing i hope i could find ETS2 at Turkey's game stores.

Amazing work, I've been wondering when you guys would finally make more light options for parking lights and hi beam toggle. I hope you can put as much effort into an American trucksim in the future as you put into ETS2.

Hello, I've met since that Euro Truck Simulator, I was fascinated with this simulator, I was player of the GP4 of id software, including several developing helmets for the game, but now I became a fan of the ETS and I look ANXIETY the release of ETS2 will surely be among the first to Acquired here in BRAZIL, Your work is simply being sensational, I have some suggestions, because I am artist designer and enjoyed doing my firm for my game ETS 1, so my first suggestion would be to hear a way to facilitate the painting of the firms in the trailers, I think thousands of players would love this, the second is if possible even if you adjust the weather (more rain, less rain, for example in GP4 is it possible and this is very cool, and is also the third and final track of the time of rest, hope you continue the great work of development are you doing here in Brazil and very exstem many fans waiting for this game the release of ETS 2, Good Luck!

!!THIS GAME LOOKS EPIC!!Would you be able to put wind and snow and various other weather themes in the game. Like if you were on a high mountain there would maybe strong wind and mist because it could make the game challenging and more realistic and possibley more fun.Just some things that you could put in the game

Too short a yellow signal!!!German Truck Simulator in the trailer with 50km/h-0km/h to 5 seconds. 90km/h-0km/h to 8 seconds. So please ETS2 in town, the yellow signal in at least 5 seconds, outside built-up area at least 10 seconds.http://www.abload.de/img/lampa120k0g.png

There are a lot of comments suggesting great things, which can be scripted in a very short time (max 20 minutes each). They would really improve playing game for long time. Keep it in mind that this is TRUCKING game, played by TRUCKING fans who will play the game for SEVERAL hours daily. We will be spending many hours playing in a row, so we would like MORE interacions with the truck itself. We NEED all these things such as opening the windows, maintaining the temperature inside the truck (windows cool down the interior, heaters heat, foggy windows if too cold inside and outside etc.). We also NEED things like setting up our truck before going to sleep inside it, setting the curtains and stuff like that, more stuff to do in parking lots, buying food for eating & drinking while driving.. This is SIMULATOR so simulate the truck driving. We also WANT to do stuff like pre-trip examination, I saw you in a video "truck sound recording" where you recorded connecting the trailer's sound (lowering the trailer holders), we want to interact with trailers when loading and unloading cargo.

ALSO WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT:When driving the camera MUST move a bit back and forward. It's too static. I saw in one of the videos (I think mercedes truck) that you improved a bit camera's movement when looking right and left. You should make camera move on acceleration and breaking. Also if you want to look outside the window like in T&T, the window should be OPENED first and add a feature to look thru the right windows aswell (you will have to put in neutral and put the parking break on, when you look out you wont be able to drive the truck). These things are made very easily, I know because I know how to script myself.

Thanks for reading, you are allowed to copy&paste this comment to spread the word. SCS MUST SEE THIS COMMENT!

This game is coming together really nice! And remember people, this is just a GAME!, it can never be a fully featured simulator.As much as i would like to have most of the stuff you are begging for, or more correctly, demanding, we have to face the fact that this is a GAME. And it is a game intended for all people, from 5 and up to 70+, and thats why SCS is forced to make compromises. If they were to make a true simulator, the costs will probably kill the whole company. And maybe as little as 25% of the people buying ETS and GTS today will buy it. After all, not everybody who plays ETS/GTS is real hardcore gamers. Some of us like to take the trucks for a ride just to relax, and deliver a few loads. I am very happy about the improvments SCS have made for the game, and it will be the most realistic truck-game on the market for a long time.To say something about my own wishes for ETS2, i definitly want that the truck,trailers,AI-cars and buildings will be easy to mod. I am more of a developer than a player, and i love to be able to put my personal touch to the games.And here the SCS-team has much to learn from Flightsim development. In the various flightsims we were able to put in our own AI-traffic, and we could add almost unlimited versions of the different planes. Something like that would have been a nice touch to ETS2, to be able to add more different companies to the trailers. After all there are more than 12 companies in Europe... The same with the AI-vans, give them colorschemes for different companies as well, delivery companies, electric companies, car-rental-companies, etc...It would also be a nice touch to a have seasons in the game, like in flightsim. There you also have a free roam-option, that could be a nice touch in ETS2. Just be able to choose weather, season, cargo and start/finish-locations.Also the ability to choose several deliveries in one trip is high on my want-list. When trucks arrive here, they unload the cargo to my company, and rides along further to their next delivery. What i really don't want in the new game is pedestrians, double trailers, to be able to get out of the truck, opening windows and things like that. It will just make gameplay more complex and complicated, and lead to fewer sales, because a lot of people just want a more leisurely approach to the game, as metioned earlier. I think when the game is released, there will be a storm on this blog with people complaining "this and that is not realistic", "my country is missing", "It's the same as GTS", "The sound isn't right for that engine type", etc,etc..But don't forget: this will be the best trucking-game for a very long time!! If you are not satisfied with it, go ahead and start your own company and start to develop a better game... I think you will be surprised how much time and effort is takes to create a superb game like ETS2 will be.So, SCS, i am really looking forward to BUY this game and to play with new models and environments!!

SCS you do a great job and I want to thank you for this game that will appear soon on the market.I want to ask if you can implement these things:- can we change the rear lights of the truck and can we install more lights on it to modify it to make our company more lights and stuff like other tires, multiple axle configuration that which turns or if we could not have the multiple axles the additional lights and the company logos are very useful because it makes more visible in the night like on these pictures:http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/imagescarr8lul.jpg/http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/wos5012.jpg/http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/651/gts00003600480.png/Take a look and you will realize what I mean- can we have our own companies as well that we manage them, create our own company logo, to have trailers and trucks that have our company logo- can we have a true driver for example: when you fuel your tank the driver steps out of the truck and feeds the reservoir or when you turn the steering wheel or when you turn on the lights i want to see a hand or something like that, that activates the switch or when you detach or attach a trailer the driver also steps out of the truck and connect/disconnect the cable truck behind of it and attach/detach a trailer also the driver need food or drink not only drive and sleep - also the previews truck game like the first euro truck simulator the steering for the keyboard users was very awful because when you steer on a road or a sharp bend the truck steer more or less and you risk to damage your trailer or truck. I hope that you solve this bug or if you coldn't you could make a more practical bend not so sharp but practical- Warning lights I want to go like in reality when you have a dangerous cargo like: exceeded overall, tanks with gasoline or oil or diesel- I want If you can make real name companies like Shell gas and other companies- When you deliver a diesel tank you should deliver them to a petrol station like in the real life, I didn't see a truck that transports a liquefied petrol gas tank deliver them on a deposit they deliver them to a fuel station- When you stop to a fuel station to refill your tank you should see also several drivers that refill their cars with fuel ane when you stop to fuel station you could buy some food and drinks too- you could have an second driver with you and when you need to sleep the second driver should change with you and the second driver can also be driven by the player- can you add more reality in this game? like adding some pedestrians in the city which walks on the sidewalk or on the zebras. I also noticed that the Trucks And Trailers had pedestrians so add them on this game please- can you make the cars not stop so suddenly because in the older games they break very suddenly and they provoke accidents because you don't have this reflex to stop your truck fast- You can also make the truck more prone to damage such as brake failure, visual damage,damage to light,engine failure flat tires and more. And also if you have a car accident make us to pay more and if the car would crush your trailer they should repair it or not to have the trailer damage- Also bigger maps would be very amazing and I want you to upgrade to the map because there are other countries that joined to the European Union like Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and others. And also the map of one country should have more cities and also the same landscapes or which would be closes of reality.these are my requirements for this game that I think is very successful and I appreciate what you've done so far. SCS BRAVO! And I want them to be included in this game that will be very close to reality and will not be at stake if I do not mind because it can be implemented in future games Sorry for my English that know that you is lacking and I realize but I hope you understand or will understand if you look at the comment. I'm Romanian guy and i want you to be more active on you blog.

I want these requirements to be included in this game and if it will not happen I do not mind because it is a great game and succesfull I really appreciate it I'm Sorry for my bad English and I know that it is not good for me but I'm lucky with google translate that helps me to speak English. I am Romanian. I post this second comment because I will ask one more thing: I want you to be more active on the blog because I enter day by day on your blog and seeing the same images or videos and that demoralize me. If there will be requirements make sure that I will post it because you're number one for me at games with trucks

Leutzu 01 you got some great ideas.. But getting out of the truck will kill the low machines(computers) becouse this graphics and so much options ingame and getting out the machines wont be able to handle it, if they have low specs.

From reading a lot of these post it seems most here don't realize what the modding community has done to ETS, GTS and UKTS, SCS has done a very good job, but what the modding community has done to make these games better is very impressive and I'm sure as a active member in this community, will only add to the wonderful work already accomplished by the developers.

Adding all of these things would be impossible at this stage in the game, the shear number of hours spent developing this title and in addition to the the days testing for the finished product that hopefully will be released in the first quarter of this year.

Hello, deeply that he(it) kind I have hate to set off with Scania or a Renault magnum has fault the roads of France to go to set of tunnel under the handle and so to deliver to the kingdom of Her Majesty

thank you guys for replies at my post on this blog and i understand that the low machines can't process my requirements but they could modify them until the low machine can have a better performance at low visual effects or something like thati hope these requirements are good for the new truck simulator that will come in the next year because it is too late for them to add them on this game and i understand that but for the next year make it happen and include them in the future game and if the low machines can't process them adapt them and make for all the players more enjoyable game and why not a terrific game that close up to the reality!!!SCS you did a marvelous job and i'm very proud of you guys!!! I have one more requirement: make all the seasons come true like winter, summer, autumn and spring and the landscapes that are in the sideways make it more real pleasesrry for my bad english and i hope you understand me I'm Romanian guy and you know what i mean

Scs, you guys really are the best at what you do. I've tried games from many other companies, and they don't seem to match yours in overall quality. Rig N Roll, City Bus Simulator, Bus and Cable Car Simulator, and many other games do not match the quality of yours. From the start you guys have done very well, and not much has changed, actually it has but in a good way.

This lighting effect is wonderful, I'm very excited to play this game, it will beat out anything any other company could possibly come up with. You keep doing what you do best :)

Great work, SCS, I think that is a brilliant feature to have ! I'm very impressed ! Is it possible to create a similar system for the axles ? With 6x2 and some 6x4 vehicles, an axle can be raised or lowered, and with some trailers too the front axle of the trailer can be raised and lowered (normally when the trailer is empty, the axle is raised). If it was possible to have a small window appear for this, to have a button to raise/lower the truck axle and one for the trailer ? And maybe even the ability to raise and lower the suspension, with the ability to create presets ? See the picture below, it's quite hard for me to explain in words.

Hello! I have a question for the scs and here it is.Is it possible to see the daytime running lights(DRL)onthe game trucks? and for exp.the Scania truck is equipped with the DRL lights i mean in Finland and offcourse other countrys too so please make them work in the trucks and is it possible to see that the AI cars can use driving lights in the daytime because it is mandatory in some of the countrys in the daytime.Truck driver from Finland.

This gondola if you can insert it in the game. Link.http://www.google.bg/imgres?q=%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0+%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD&um=1&hl=bg&biw=1440&bih=778&tbm=isch&tbnid=hxPBUSTlmA_7qM:&imgrefurl=http://www.kamioni.bg/rdetails/3/26/2/925&docid=C3cyMYC7ALu4RM&imgurl=http://www.kamioni.bg/files/image/2008/Kamioni/5.08/Adige.jpg&w=610&h=386&ei=76YmT8aSAsH5sgbiq9HUBw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=475&sig=110699138752101363694&page=1&tbnh=114&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0&tx=135&ty=44

I tried the radio... And to be honest, all of my music was all at different volumes, which didn't help having to go back to the radio every time to change the sound levels... I wonder if there was a way to include a feature that regulated the average sound of the music so that it met the sound that you set it at so you didn't have to change the sound levels every time the music changed, it majorly disturbs the flow of the game... can this feature be included?

That is the main reason I never use the in-game radio or any music while playing ETS.

Also I would like the choice to repeat the music over and over again, or to move onto the next one, or just stop when it gets to the end of the music.

Also, the music doesn't quite get to the end, the player seems to stop a few seconds from the end of the music and moves onto the next one, can you also fix this?

lol some guys want to release the game as it is now and some guys want more and more features. i think the game will be expensive if scs software put all features that the users want. but i have a wish too :-). i wish that all countrys from the eu will be implemented in this game, or with an addon or please in ets3.

SCS a very nice idea it is to have a passenger in the second seat.The idea of doing that is like the gts sending you a passenger e-mail and to answer with a yes or no to whether you shall come with you.When will sleep the driver and front passenger sleeps either fewer or more.

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